Leviticus 16:6

THE MESSAGE

"Aaron will offer the bull for his own Absolution-Offering in order to make atonement for himself and his household. Then he will set the two goats before God at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and cast lots over the two goats, one lot for God and the other lot for Azazel. He will offer the goat on which the lot to God falls as an Absolution-Offering. The goat on which the lot for Azazel falls will be sent out into the wilderness to Azazel to make atonement.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"Aharon shall offer the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

King James Version
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

Lexham English Bible
"And Aaron shall present the sin offering's bull, which is for himself, and so he shall make atonement for himself and for his family.

New Century Version
Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering for himself to remove sins from him and his family so they will belong to the Lord .

New English Translation
Then Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself and is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household.

Amplified Bible
"Then Aaron shall present the bull as the sin offering for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

New American Standard Bible
"Then Aaron shall offer the bull as the sin offering, which is for himself, so that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Aaron shal offer the bullocke for his sinne offring, and make an atonement for himselfe, and for his house.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Aaron shall bring near the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.

Contemporary English Version
Aaron, you must offer the bull as a sacrifice of forgiveness for your own sins and for the sins of your family.

Complete Jewish Bible
Aharon is to present the bull for the sin offering which is for himself and make atonement for himself and his household.

Darby Translation
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then he will offer the bull for the sin offering. This sin offering is for himself. He will do this to purify himself and his family.

English Standard Version
"Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

George Lamsa Translation
And Aaron shall offer the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself and for his house.

Good News Translation
He shall offer a bull as a sacrifice to take away his own sins and those of his family.

Christian Standard Bible®
“Aaron will present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

Literal Translation
And Aaron shall bring near the bull of the sin offering which is his own, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Aaron shal brynge the bullocke his owne synofferynge, and make an attonemet for himself and his house:

American Standard Version
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Bible in Basic English
And Aaron is to give the ox of the sin-offering for himself, to make himself and his house free from sin.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Aaron shall offer his bullocke for his sinne offering, and make an attonement for hym and for his house.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

King James Version (1611)
And Aaron shall offer his bullocke of the sinne offering, which is for himselfe, and make an atonement for himselfe, and for his house.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Aaron shall bring the calf for his own sin-offering, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

English Revised Version
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Berean Standard Bible
Aaron is to present the bull for his sin offering and make atonement for himself and his household.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and whanne he offrith a calf, and preieth for hym,

Young's Literal Translation
and Aaron hath brought near the bullock of the sin-offering which is his own, and hath made atonement for himself, and for his house;

Update Bible Version
And Aaron shall present the bull of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin-offering, which [is] for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

World English Bible
Aaron shall present the bull of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.

New King James Version
"Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his house.

New Living Translation
"Aaron will present his own bull as a sin offering to purify himself and his family, making them right with the Lord .

New Life Bible
Then Aaron will give the bull as a sin gift for himself, to pay for the sins of himself and those in his house.

New Revised Standard
Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shall Aaron bring near the sin-bearing bullock which is for himself, - and put a propitiatory-covering about himself, and about his household.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he hath offered the cattle and prayed for himself and for his own house:

Revised Standard Version
"And Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then Aaron shall offer the bull for the sin offering which is for himself, that he may make atonement for himself and for his household.

Contextual Overview

⁶"Aaron will offer the bull for his own Absolution-Offering in order to make atonement for himself and his household. Then he will set the two goats before God at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and cast lots over the two goats, one lot for God and the other lot for Azazel. He will offer the goat on which the lot to God falls as an Absolution-Offering. The goat on which the lot for Azazel falls will be sent out into the wilderness to Azazel to make atonement. ¹¹"Aaron will present his bull for an Absolution-Offering to make atonement for himself and his household. He will slaughter his bull for the Absolution-Offering. He will take a censer full of burning coals from the Altar before God and two handfuls of finely ground aromatic incense and bring them inside the curtain and put the incense on the fire before God ; the smoke of the incense will cover the Atonement-Cover which is over The Testimony so that he doesn't die. He will take some of the bull's blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the Atonement-Cover, then sprinkle the blood before the Atonement-Cover seven times.

Bible Verse Review
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which: Leviticus 8:14-17, Hebrews 9:7

for himself: Leviticus 9:7, Ezra 10:18, Ezra 10:19, Job 1:5, Ezekiel 43:19, Ezekiel 43:27, Hebrews 5:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 30:10 - sin offering Leviticus 4:3 - a young bullock Leviticus 16:11 - General Leviticus 16:25 - General Leviticus 16:33 - General Numbers 8:12 - atonement Hebrews 5:3 - as Hebrews 7:27 - first Hebrews 10:3 - a remembrance

Cross-References

Genesis 16:9
The angel of God said, "Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse." He continued, "I'm going to give you a big family, children past counting. From this pregnancy, you'll get a son: Name him Ishmael; for God heard you, God answered you. He'll be a bucking bronco of a man, a real fighter, fighting and being fought, Always stirring up trouble, always at odds with his family."

Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of his master's camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, "O God , God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,' and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels'—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I'll know that you're working graciously behind the scenes for my master."

Exodus 2:15
Pharaoh heard about it and tried to kill Moses, but Moses got away to the land of Midian. He sat down by a well.

Job 2:6
God said, "All right. Go ahead—you can do what you like with him. But mind you, don't kill him."

Proverbs 14:29
Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding; a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity.

Proverbs 15:1
A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.

Proverbs 27:8
People who won't settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like restless birds, flitting to and fro.

Proverbs 29:19
It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.

Ecclesiastes 10:4
If a ruler loses his temper against you, don't panic; A calm disposition quiets intemperate rage.

Jeremiah 38:5
King Zedekiah caved in: "If you say so. Go ahead, handle it your way. You're too much for me."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself,.... That is, bring it into the court, and present it before the Lord in order to its being slain and sacrificed; for as yet it was not killed, and so could not be offered on the altar, see

Leviticus 16:11; the place where the bullock was set was between the porch and the altar, his head in the south, and his face to the west, and the priest stood in the east, and his face to the west, and laid both his hands upon him, and confessed his sins, and his family's x: and this is said to be "for himself"; not to atone for him, which is afterwards expressed, but which should come of him or from him, and not from the congregation, as Jarchi explains it; or as the Targum of Jonathan more clearly, which is of his own money, wholly at his own expense, and not the people's:

and make atonement for himself, and for his house; for himself, for his own personal sins and for his family's sins, those of his wife and children; and it may be extended to all the priests of the house of Aaron; and some say to the Levites also, as Aben Ezra notes, though he disapproves of it: by this it appears, that Christ, the antitype of Aaron, is a more perfect and excellent priest than he, who needed not to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for his people's, for this he did once, when he offered up himself, Hebrews 7:27; and which was for his whole family, and them only, the elect of God, consisting of Jews and Gentiles; part of which is in heaven, and part on earth, and both were reconciled, or atonement made for them, by the blood of Christ; whose house and family men appear to be, when they believe and hope in him, and hold fast their faith and hope; and who are made by him priests as well as kings to God; see Ephesians 3:15 Revelation 1:6.

x Misn. Yoma, c. 3. sect. 8.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shall offer - Rather, shall present, as in Leviticus 16:7, Leviticus 16:10, etc. The word expresses the formal act of placing the victims in front of the entrance of the tabernacle.

For himself, and for his house - i. e. for himself as the high priest and all the common priests. Compare Leviticus 9:7-14 note.